Nicholas Short
Communications Manager, WPP

Nick is a dual British-New Zealander and an accomplished communications professional with rich experience delivering strategic communications that enhance and protect a firm’s purpose, product and policy reputation.

Today, Nick serves as Communications Manager for WPP – the world’s largest marketing communications company with over 115,000 people worldwide – with responsibility for communications, corporate affairs and reputation matters in the Asia-Pacific region. WPP has over 30,000 employees in Asia Pacific, with three of the largest markets for WPP globally (Australia, China, and India), contributing more than £2.7Bn GBP to the company’s turnover.

With a passion for international affairs and politics, as well as a love for languages, Nick has developed extensive experience in the advertising and political spheres in Singapore, China and Australia. He holds a B.Sc. from Mannheim University in Germany, which incorporated study at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies in Japan. He speaks English, German, Chinese Mandarin and Japanese.

About WPP:

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities.

For more information, visit www.wpp.com